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Hi, I live in Frisco, Texas. I'm 56, been married 37 years and have 2 sons and 1 grandson. I'm a beginner quilter, but am already hooked. I've taken 1 class several years ago and have only made 3 quilts. I'm taking a beginners class from Quilt University. I have so many things I want to make and not enough time in the day. I am working full time. Been with the same company for 31 years.

Hello fellow quilters, I just joined today and think this string is a great idea. So interesting to see the variety of quilters from so many places and countries. I am from Winnipeg in Manitoba Canada. Very cold here for a long time now but thankfully I discovered quilting just before I retired. Great way to fill the cold winter hours. There is not a good selection of Quilt and fabric shops here in the city but there are a few good ones if you are willing to travel to the smaller communities. I also travel across the US border a couple of times a year and enjoy the shopping in S Dakota and Minnesota. Fabric is so much more reasonably priced! I often quilt with my sister and sister-in-law and we like to challenge each other by trying new techniques and styles.

I'm live in a small town just East of East Lansing, MI, 50 years old, and a fabric addict. I have always loved sewing, and I just started quilting, and am hooked on this site - so many great quilts pictured on here. I just finished a quilt for my sister in Denver and one for my niece getting married in AZ. My Mother-in-Law made so many nice quilts over the years, and taught me a few things. She was very practical, and always used a bedsheet for her backing, which is what I was doing. I'm surprised at how many people use nice fabric for the backing of their quilts. Are we the only ones to use a bedsheet? Also, these quilts become like a child to me, and it's sometimes hard to give them away. But, I have so much fabric I'm going to have to start giving quilts to charity.